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Ezra 2:1 (MSG)

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¹ These are the people from the province who now returned from the captivity, exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his hometown.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Why does the Bible quote another book? Is this book inspired too? Genealogical records

Definition(s):
Babylon (Bab-el-on): same as Babel
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Nebuchadnezzar (Neb-ukh-ad-nezz-ar): Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment